Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide 2002 FROM OUR EDITORS
With more than 1,600 pages, Leonard Maltin's 2002 Movie & Video Guide tests the limits of mass market binders; but size isn't its only virtue. Its more than 20,000 capsule movie reviews (including more than 300 new entries) provide everything from synopsis to ratings to running times to the name of that actor you can't quite identify.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
To create this quintessential guidebook to the movies, Leonard Maltin has added some 400 new film entries, bringing the total to more than 19,000, and kept pace with video and laserdisc releases.
SYNOPSIS
Here is the latest "millennium'' version of the premiere guide to movie watching, from one of the most respected names in film review. Total capsule reviews top more than a whopping 20,000 including 300 new entries; an updated and expanded list of more than 14,000 films on video; over 9,000 laserdisc and DVD listings; star and director indexes; catalog of every film series from Andy Hardy to Tarzan; exclusive list of the century's 100 "must-see'' films; star ratings for all entries; official motion picture code ratings; more. ``Easily the most comprehensive work of its kind anywhere, it belongs next to every TV and VCR in every home.''—USA Today.
FROM THE CRITICS
Art Today
August 1998
"Inch for inch, dollar for dollar, Maltin's book gives you the most." —Boston Sunday Herald
"The most comprehensive work of its kind anywhere."—Larry King, USA Today
Esquire
A book you must buy.
Roger Ebert
I recommend Leonard Maltin's guide, which has become standard.
New York Times
The biggest and the best. Head and shoulders above the rest.
KLIATT
This latest edition of film critic and historian Maltin's invaluable annual guide includes over 300 new reviews, bringing the total to over 19,000—making for a very thick but handy paperback. Maltin and his staff neatly sum up each film in a brief paragraph that includes trenchant opinions (e.g., of Who Framed Roger Rabbit: "Flaws in story and characterization pale alongside the incredible blend of live-action and animation...," while last year's High Fidelity is described as "alternately insightful and annoying."). The rating system goes from four stars to "bomb," and included in each review are date of release, running time, director, stars, MPAA rating, and symbols indicating video, DVD, and laserdisc releases, among other information. New features include a revised index of actors and actresses, notes on widescreen films that are best viewed in letterbox format, and a list of sources for renting and buying videos and DVDs. An essential reference source for public libraries and film classes. KLIATT Codes: JSA*—Exceptional book, recommended for junior and senior high school students, advanced students, and adults. 2001, Plume, 1624p. indexes., $20.00. Ages 13 to adult. Reviewer: Paula Rohrlick; KLIATT , November 2001 (Vol. 35, No. 6)
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